カニ族ぞく

noun

backpacker (mid-60s to late 70s)

Slang term for young backpackers, especially those traveling with large backpacks, popular from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. The name comes from the resemblance to a crab carrying its shell.

See also: バックパッカー

• 1970年ねん代だい、カニ族ぞくと呼よばれる若わか者ものたちが駅えきに溢あふれていた。

  In the 1970s, young people called 'crab tribe' (backpackers) flooded the stations.

• カニ族ぞくは大おおきなリュックを背せ負おって旅たびをした。

  The 'crab tribe' traveled with large backpacks on their backs.